United States v. Michael Taylor , 422 F. App'x 314 ( 2011 )


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  •      Case: 10-20260 Document: 00511446120 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/14/2011
    IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT  United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    FILED
    April 14, 2011
    No. 10-20260
    Summary Calendar                         Lyle W. Cayce
    Clerk
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff-Appellee
    v.
    MICHAEL ELLIS TAYLOR,
    Defendant-Appellant
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of Texas
    USDC No. 4:10-CR-52-1
    Before KING, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Michael Ellis Taylor appeals from the revocation of his probation. The
    Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Taylor has moved for leave to
    withdraw and has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
    (1967). Taylor has not filed a response. In revoking Taylor’s probation, the
    district court imposed a sentence of 10 months of imprisonment with no
    additional term of probation or supervised release. During the pendency of this
    *
    Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
    be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .
    R. 47.5.4.
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    No. 10-20260
    appeal, Taylor completed his term of imprisonment and has been discharged
    from prison.
    This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction, sua sponte, if
    necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 
    813 F.2d 659
    , 660 (5th Cir. 1987). Article III,
    section 2, of the Constitution limits federal court jurisdiction to actual cases and
    controversies. Spencer v. Kemna, 
    523 U.S. 1
    , 7 (1998). The case-or-controversy
    requirement demands that “some concrete and continuing injury other than the
    now-ended incarceration or parole—some ‘collateral consequence’ of the
    conviction—must exist if the suit is to be maintained.” 
    Id. at 7.
    Because Taylor
    has completed the entire sentence imposed for his probation revocation, there is
    no case or controversy for us to address. See 
    Spencer, 523 U.S. at 7
    , 14-18;
    United States v. Clark, 
    193 F.3d 845
    , 847-48 (5th Cir. 1999).
    For the foregoing reasons, this appeal is DISMISSED as moot, and
    counsel’s motion to withdraw is DENIED as unnecessary.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 10-20260

Citation Numbers: 422 F. App'x 314

Judges: King, Benavides, Elrod

Filed Date: 4/14/2011

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024